Resources - Career and Technical Education

The Maine Department of Education has compiled the following career and technical education (CTE) resources that educators, students and the public may find helpful as part of our commitment to supporting all students in Maine's learning community.

General CTE Information

• CTE Acronyms: Learn CTE's many related acronyms
• Frequently Asked Questions about Maine CTE: Provides answers to commonly asked CTE Questions

Professional Development and Collaboration 

The Maine Department of Education has compiled the following professional development opportunities for career and technical education directors, faculty and staff.

• Certification: CTE Teacher Certification/Endorsement in Maine This page provides information for individuals interested in becoming certified to teach in Maine's secondary Career and Technical Education centers/regions
• Technology update groups are helpful in supporting new instructors and keeping up with industry standards.  They generally meet (at least) twice a year in person and members are in contact by phone and/or email as well. These instructor groups discuss statewide standards and other program-related issues.  Maine Administrators of Career and Technical Education (MACTE) organizes the technology update groups.  For more information please visit Home | Maine Career and Technical Education Portal (mainecte.org). 
• Director Trainings: Series of recorded sessions for Directors of CTE.  
  • Grant Manager Training
  • Nontraditional Student Participation in CTE

Student Supports

• Field Guide - Serving Students with IEP and 504 Needs in CTE
• Early College 
• Extended Learning Opportunities: 
  • ELO Definitions (PDF)
  • Internship Agreement Packet (PDF)
  • Job Shadow Agreement Packet (PDF)

Resources 

• Data Warehouse. The Maine Department of Education's Data Warehouse puts data about Maine’s schools in one place where it’s easy to find and easy to understand. This data is sortable, and comparisons can be made across schools, districts, and the entire state.       

  • Current School Year Approved List by School 

• Common Career Technical Core: Advance CTE has coordinated the effort to establish a set of rigorous, high-quality standards for CTE that states can adopt voluntarily. Maine supports these standards but has not adopted them.

• Maine Learning Results: The Maine Learning Results have been updated to include the Common Core State Standards. Maine is one of 45 states to adopt these internationally benchmarked expectations for student learning in math and English language arts
• Program Standards: Each Maine CTE Program has adopted one or more national or state-level standards tied to the needs of business and industry.
• Safety Schemas:  A team of educators and OSHA experts worked together to design and produce safety schemas.  

Maine Department of Labor

• Labor Statistics. Trends and issues surrounding employment, wages and workplace safety.
• Publications & Presentations. Compiles information about Maine employers, the industry and related research.